Susannah York

Actress Susannah York became a star in the 1960s with performances in several high-profile films such as 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" for which she received an Academy Award nomination. But she fought to be noticed for more than her striking appearance.

FOR THE RECORD: Susannah York: The obituary of actress Susannah York in the Jan. 17 LATExtra section misspelled the last name of author David Thomson as Thompson. —

"I always felt that I was a character actor," York told the Scotsman newspaper in 2008. "It bothered me that people would think of me as blonde and blue-eyed and that was...

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Actress Susannah York became a star in the 1960s with performances in several high-profile films such as 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" for which she received an Academy Award nomination. But she fought to be noticed for more than her...